<div dir="auto">Please share with those you know who are teachers. It is time sensitive, so don't delay.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you,</div><div dir="auto">Lorraine</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Penesis, Ted</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Ted.Penesis@illinois.gov">Ted.Penesis@illinois.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 2:39 PM<br>Subject: Grant opportunity available from IDNR<br>To: <br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello: There is still time to apply for the <b><a href="https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/education/Pages/GrantsIBFTG.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Biodiversity Field Trip Grant</a></b> from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are teacher – or know someone who is – in any grade level from Pre-K to high school, you can apply to receive up to
<b>$1000.00 per school</b> ($500.00 per teacher) for taking students on a field trip to study Illinois’ natural resources. Some examples of field trips include visits to nature centers, state parks, forest preserve district sites, museums, national forests
and related destinations.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Grant applications must be must be postmarked by January 31<sup>st</sup>.</b> The time and supporting documents required to apply for the
<b><a href="https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/education/Pages/GrantsIBFTG.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Biodiversity Field Trip Grant</a></b> are generally much less onerous compared to most other grant applications. In other words, meeting the Jan. 31 deadline should easily fit into
your upcoming busy schedule of work. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to contact me for more information about the above grant and/or to learn more about IDNR’s other learning opportunities for schools and other organizations. For example, we will be hosting a virtual meeting in the near
future focusing on how best to address social/environmental justice via the myriad of grant programming opportunities available from a variety of organizations, so I hope to hear from you soon!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ted Penesis<u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pronouns: he/him/his (<a href="https://students.wustl.edu/gender-pronouns-information/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:blue">Tell me more!</span></a><span style="color:black">)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Director, Office of Community Outreach</b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Illinois Department of Natural Resources</b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office: 847-608-3108 | Cell: 847-531-3337<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:Ted.Penesis@illinois.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:#954f72">Ted.Penesis@illinois.gov</span></a> |
<a href="http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:#0563c1">www.dnr.illinois.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Member – IDNR Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Committee</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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